Today is a special day for all Star Wars fans

“Shit” is finally canon in the SW universe.

Has anyone done this yet?

Absolute favourite part of the Andor finale was the stromtrooper being yeeted from the tower by the anvil player.

10/10 peak cinema

10/10 accurate representation of a percussionist about to be interrupted during a performance

the main lineup

Syril Karn is the nice guy.

He is every "just asking questions"-dude.

He is the something-is-off-Person.

He is the "oh god i did not expect him to do this" kind of acquaintance.

He is the quiet authoritarian man who will do anything for validation. The embodiment of the horrifying things people say when they think they aren't judged. Syril will step on anyone and anything if it helps him fill that emptiness inside of him. He needs a friend but he is too isolated and warped up in his own trauma & entitlement to allow anyone to help him. He is every right-winger. Every incel. Every "I don't hate women*" or "I'm not a racist but-" or or or... but the moment he can gain power over others, his hatefulness shows.

There is no compromise to be made with the Syril Karns of this world. Syril Karns say they want "law & order" or "protect kids" or "its always been this way" or "clear their name" but all they want is power over others to feel better about themselves.

So far, my main issues with the live-action Star Wars shows:

1) The Mandalorian = unfocused storytelling, struggles between being episodic or serialized

2) Obi-Wan Kenobi = pacing and drags a little in the second half

3) The Book of Boba Fett = also unfocused storytelling to the point that Boba felt like a secondary character in his own show and Din got two standalone episodes for some reason

4) Andor = I know that Cassian dies in Rogue One

One of these things is not like the others.

What I really like about "Andor" is how real the Galaxy looks in it. Sure, it's still this weird world that we all love but it was nice to see how "normal" people live in it.

Because they just live in it, the same way we live here.

They ask for kaf in the morning. They live in communities where they help each other. They eat blue (!!!) space noodles. They use public transport. They run errands and go to their work.

These are just details, but showing ordinary everyday life made this world even more believable.

Remember, remember the 21st of September!!

Abbott and Andor

this move woz too sexy

What if the post-credits scene of Andor Season 2 is just a shot of the ruined beach on Scarif.

No music. No people. Just a crater and the wind.

who gave Cassian a phone

rewatched rogue one bc i missed this duo and now i’m depressed

again.

Cassian and Kaytoo

Leida Mothma and the struggle for identity

Mon Mothma says about her daughter Leida practicing traditions: "It's weird. It's stronger here than it is at home." And I can't stop thinking about Leida Mothma and her portrayal as a very privileged yet uprooted kid with a migrant background being unusually traditional.

Growing up away from the culture and the people she is supposed to be part of, is challenging and confusing. It is hard to find identity as a teenage migrant, culture and personal access to her people's traditions when removed from it. And it is not surprising that Leida seeks out the most overt and uncomplicated access she can find to her culture and heritage, even if those are conservative and regressive. Those practices are a lifeline for her, simply because she has or knows of no other options.

As someone with a fairly similar background IRL I sympathise deeply with her character. It is a failure of the society she lives in to include her as she is in a way, that would not drive her into dogmatic traditionalism for identity. And it is worryingly normal for kids to feel like they have to hyper-conform in one way or another to have access to their migrant families background or the societal expectations of the place they live in now. It's as if we still haven't figured out how to be inclusive of those we don't understand. And the most vulnerable are the collateral of that.

“Andor” is doing what I’ve wanted Star Wars to do for years; the Imperial side being humanized. The thing that I loved about “Rogue One” was that it took the unnamed rebels who were always set up as cannon fodder and gave them fully realized identities. They weren’t just extras who get shot at, they were Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso, Baze Malbus, and so on. So, I’ve always wanted to see the same treatment for the Empire since they’re always portrayed as this one-dimensional, evil faction whose troops are also seen as cannon fodder.

We’re getting the humanizing treatment with Dedra and Syril. Yes, they’re working for the Empire, which means they’re our villains. But when you take a step back and look at who they are, they’re not one-dimensional, mustache-twirling bad guys that we typically see in Star Wars.

Imperial officer Dedra is ambitious and has a strong sense of justice, although her meaning of justice aligns with the Empire. Syril is a mama’s boy and a cop who wants to find the man who murdered his subordinates. When our heroes kill off people on their side, they’re rightfully horrified and want to see “justice” be served. That doesn’t mean we have to root for them, but it does make you realize that the Imperials are still people with their own lives and goals. It taps into that “morally grey” tone that the cast and crew talked about, where no one character is fully-good or fully-evil. They’re just people trying to make sense of their lives.